1. Working with Your Regional Consortia
Karen Daar, Los Angeles Valley College
Lorraine Slattery-Farrell, ASCCC South Representative
Julie Pehkonen, Chair, Inland Empire/Desert Regional Consortium

2. Breakout Description
This breakout will examine the program review process for CTE and the roles of regional consortia and advisory boards. Presenters will discuss how to effectively work with your regional consortia, advisory boards, and DSN.

3. The Role of Regional Consortia in Curriculum Process

4. Title 5 §55130(b)(8)(E)
New and substantially revised programs require the recommendation of the Regional Consortia

5. Regional Consortia Consider
Labor Market Data
Undue Impact on other colleges

7. Who Makes the Recommendation?
Typically a subcommittee of the CTE Deans

8. What are consortia looking for?
Primarily … to ascertain the need for the proposed program in regard to other community colleges in the area, as specified by Title 5, section (b)(8)(E).

9. What is the Process?

10. This site is under development. Actual site will go live soon.
Home Page

11. Step 1: Create a user account (register)

12. Why Register?
Register Page

13. User Dashboard. The only additional feature that the chair has is the ability to add new users.

14. Step 2: Request a LMI report from the Center of Excellence

15. Submit Form Pt 1.

16. Step 3: Submit a request to your regional consortium to review your program and recommend approval (actual site will be live soon)

17. Submit Form Pt. 2

18. These questions are the same on your submission to the CCCCO.
Submit Form Pt. 3

19. Some regions require additional information (not all)
Submit Form Pt. 4

20. Review your submission before submitting
Check the status of your submission
Submit Form Pt. 5

21. Browse and view program submissions (not just your own)
Browse Submitted Programs

22. For more information about your region’s process, go to:
Website:
Bay Area Region
Central/Mother Lode Region
Inland Empire/Desert Region
Los Angeles/Orange County Region
North/Far North Region
San Diego/Imperial Counties Region
South Central Coast Region

23. Who are the DSNs and how can they help identify regional needs?

25. Industry projections at the regional level (i. e
Industry projections at the regional level (i.e., specific projects, expansions, etc.) that might impact the local workforce.
Occupations on the decline.
Support cross-sector CTE education programs.
Facilitate conversations and surveys with respective industries.
Identify and disseminate skills, credentials and certificates that regional employers need.
Facilitate faculty development opportunities.
Coordinate Regional Advisory programs.
Convene multi-college stakeholders in a sector.
Assist in aligning K-12 pathways with CC programs and aligning CC programs with industry needs.
What training is more more applicable to K-12. 

27. Thank you! Karen Daar: daarkl@lavc.edu
Julie Pehkonen:
Lorraine Slattery-Farrell: